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Asankita, śṅkٲ, Āsaṅkita, Ashankita, Ashamkita, Asaṅkita: 13 definitions

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Asankita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term śṅkٲ can be transliterated into English as Asankita or Ashankita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Asankita in Shaktism glossary
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

1) śṅkٲ (अशङ्कि�) refers to “being free of doubt�, according to the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “One should not behave (with disrespectful) intimacy with (any) act of speech, mind or body. Whatever is to be done for the teacher, (the disciple) should do it free of doubt (śṅkٲ)�.

2) Āśṅkitā (आशङ्किता) refers to “being troubled�, according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly, “[...] Now the goddess was troubled (śṅk) and her body was bent with shyness. (Thus her) form as the ‘crooked one� came into being with (its) subtle, crooked limp but even then, the lord, blooming with joy, took the hand of the goddess and sat her on his lap. [...]�.

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Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Asankita in Pali glossary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

āsaṅkita : (pp. of āsaṅkati) suspected; distrusted. (adj.), apprehensive; doubtful; suspicious.

: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Asaṅkita, & °iya (adj.) (a + saṅkita, pp. of śṅk) not hesitating, not afraid, not anxious, firm, bold J. I, 334 (°iya); V, 241; Sdhp. 435, 541. (Page 87)

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Āsaṅkita, (adj.) (pp. of āsaṅkati) suspected, in fear, afraid, apprehensive, doubtful (obj. & subj.) Miln. 173, 372 (°貹ṅkٲ full of apprehension and suspicion); DhA. I, 223; VvA. 110.�Cp. ܲṅkٲ & 貹ṅkٲ. (Page 113)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Asankita in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

āśṅkita (आशंकित).—p (S) Feared or apprehended: also distrusted, doubted, scrupled at. 2 That has fears, apprehensions, doubts, or scruples regarding.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Asankita in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

śṅkٲ (अशङ्कि�).�a.

1) Fearless, undaunted; प्रविशत्यशङ्कः (praviśatyaśṅka�) H.1.78.

2) Secure, certain, having no doubt. यं शिष्टा ब्राह्मण� ब्रूयु� � धर्म� स्यादशङ्कितः (ya� śiṣṭā brāhmaṇ� brūyu� sa dharma� syādśṅkٲ�) Manusmṛti 12.18.

See also (synonyms): aśṅka.

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Āśṅkٲ (आशङ्कि�).�p. p.

1) Feared, dreaded; इद� तदाशङ्कितं गुरुजनेनाप� (ida� tadāśṅkita� gurujanenāpi) Uttararāmacarita 3; doubted, suspected.

-tam 1 Fear; apprehension.

2) Doubt, uncertainty.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

śṅkٲ (अशङ्कि�).—mfn.

(-ٲ�--ٲ�) Certain, undoubted. 2. Feerless. E. a neg. śṅkita alarmed.

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Āśṅkٲ (आशङ्कि�).—mfn.

(-ٲ�--ٲ�) 1. Feared, dreaded. 2. Doubted. E. before ś쾱 to doubt, kta aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

śṅkٲ (अशङ्कि�).—[adjective] without fear or doubt; [neuter] [adverb]; [feminine] aśṅkā no fear or hesitation.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) śṅkٲ (अशङ्कि�):—[=a-śṅkita] [from a-śṅka] mfn. fearless, confident, [Mahābhārata; Rājataraṅgiṇī]

2) [v.s. ...] undoubted, certain, [Manu-smṛti xii, 108]

3) Āśṅkٲ (आशङ्कि�):—[=ā-śṅkita] [from ā-śṅk] mfn. feared, dreaded

4) [v.s. ...] doubted etc.

5) [v.s. ...] n. fear, doubt, [Jātakamālā]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

śṃkٲ (अशंकित):—[-śṃkٲ] (ta�-tā-ta�) a. Idem.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Āśṅkٲ (आशङ्कि�):—[ā-śṅkita] (ta�-tā-ta�) p. Idem.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Āśṅkٲ (आशङ्कि�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Āṃkⲹ.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Asankita in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

śṃkٲ (ಅಶಂಕಿತ):—[adjective] not scared; not frightened; not moved by terror.

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Āśaṃkita (ಆಶಂಕಿತ):—[adjective] having been doubted; that is doubted; suspected.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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